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original

/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/noun, adjective4 syllables

Original means: being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of.

Synonyms for original26

noun, as in an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

master, master copy

noun, as in something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

archetype, pilot

adjective, as in being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

avant-garde, daring, freehand, freehanded, fresh, new, novel, germinal, originative, seminal, innovative, innovational, groundbreaking, underivative
and 5 more, creative, first, 1st, primary, unconventional

adjective, as in preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

first, 1st

adjective, as in (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

primary

adjective, as in not derived or copied or translated from something else

underived

also used for original

prototype, autograph

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of original

unoriginal

What does original mean?6

adjective

1

being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of“a truly original approach”

2

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed“the original inhabitants of the Americas”

3

(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary“his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources”

4

not derived or copied or translated from something else“the play is original, not an adaptation”

noun

1

an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

2

something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies“this painting is a copy of the original”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with original?1

five syllables

aboriginal
Show 40 near rhymes
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Original in a sentence

  • He's no original thinker, but simply imitates what others have already said and done.niceguydave
  • I'm afraid that in my translation, part of the original meaning has been lost.gordafarin
  • That's exactly like the original, a perfect copy.Joutsentaika
  • After the game is installed, replace the original .exe file with the cracked .exe.sabretou
  • Any translation, however good, will clearly fall short of the original.Dejo
  • Please send in the original document, and keep a photocopy for your records.TracyPoff
  • All in all, this translation matches the original closely.Ooneykcall
  • In the end, you can't beat the original.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of original

as a noun

plural
originals